Arch supporter



E. ALTiERI. ARCH SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25,1922.

Nov 7 1922.,

2 SHE..TSSHEET I Patented A INVENTOIR 4440600 L) f r M ATTORNEYS E. ALTIERI.

ARCH SUPPOBTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25, 1922.

N22 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Nov; 7,

LAkSA"? a IIIMI' BY M r @M/AA Mf/W i 1 ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

UNITED STATES 1,434,471 PATENT OFFICE.

EMILIO ALTIERI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ARCH SUPPORTER.

Application filed January 26, 1922. Serial No. 531,829.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide an arch supporter having a heel cushion which will not harden when used and which will retain its cushioning properties for a long time. i

A further object is to provide an arch supporter having a longitudinally arched portion and an upwardly bulged or transversely convexed portion adapted to support the metatarsal arch.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the invention is hereinafter disclosed,

Referring to the drawings which illustrate what I now consider preferred forms of the invention v I Fig. 1 is a plan view of an insole with the body member secured thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly broken away, illustrating the arch supporter as it appears when it is ready to be incorporated into a shoe.

Fig. 3 isan inverted plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal sectional elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 2.

Fi 5 is a perspective view of the body mem er.

Fig. 6 is a section taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4 and showing the arch supporter incorporated in a shoe.

Fig. 7 is an inverted plan view of an arch supporter adapted to be inserted into a shoe.

Fig. 8 is. a central longitudinal sectional elevation of the device shown in Fig. 7.

3 An arch supporter built in accordance with my invention comprises a body member 10, of metal or other stiff material, having a concaved heel-receiving portion 11, which is provided with an opening or perforation 12 (see Fig. 5). Extending forwardly from the heel portion is an arched shank 13 designed and adapted to support the arch of a persons foot, and terminating at 14 in a transversely upwardlybulged or convexed portion adaptedto support the metatarsal arch of the foot. The body member 10 is adapted to be; secured to an insole 15, of leather or other suitable material, by means of rivets 16, or other suitable fastening means, rivet holes 17 being provided in the body member for this purpose. It will be noted that the insole 15 is provided with a perforation or opening 18 which registers with the opening 12 when the parts are assembled as shown in Fig. 1.

fthe' arch supporter is to be built into a shoe it is provided with a lower member 20 of leather, or other suitable flexible material and conforming generally in marginal shape to that of the finished shoe. The insole l5 and lower member 20 are generally of the same contour and the said lower member 20 is secured to the body member 10 and insole 15 by glue, cement or other suitable securing means. The member 20 is shown provided with a raised portion 21 adjacent its marginal edge, said raised portion 21 being provided with generall radial perforations 22, all for a purpose w ich will appear hereinafter.

A cushion 23 of felt or other suitable soft material is mounted in the registering openings 12, 18 and provide a heel cushion which, due to its thorough ventilation, will not become soaked and hardened with use. Pads 24 of felt or other suitable soft material may be cemented or otherwise secured to the upper surface of the insole 15 whenevercallouses tend to form on the users foot.

A cover 25 of soft leather, or other flexible material, is glued, cemented, or otherwise secured over the insole 15, its edges lapping under and being secured to the lower surface of the member 20. Calling attention to Fig. 4, it will be noted that the insole 15 and lower member 20 constitute a covering means for the body member 10. It will be noted further that the cover 25 and member 20 constitute a covering means for the insole 15 and body member 10. The

structure shown in Fig. 4 may now beincorporated in a shoe substantially as follows (see Fig. 6). i

The lower member'20 is stitched to the upper 31 and welt 32 of a shoe, the thread Y a shoe in the course of manufacture, it may be so constructed and designed as to be capable of. being inserted into a completed shoe. Such a device is shown in Figs. 7 and 8 and in general structure is the same as the supporter shown in Fig. 4 except that the member (Fig. 4) is replaced by a plain member 20 of soft leather or other flexible material.

' It will be appreciated that the arch supporters above described and illustrated in the drawings are selected merely to disclose one form of the invention. Changes in size, shape, relative dimensions, etc., may be resorted to in order to suit the requirements of the intended user or users, without departing from the scope of the invention as body member, means securing said body member and insole together, and a heel cushion of comparatively soft' material mounted in said registering perforations.

2. An arch supporter comprising in combination; a stiff body member having a con.

caved perforated heel-receiving portion, an arched shank extending forwardly therefrom, and transversely convexed at that portion of its length underlying a metatarsal bone; an insole of comparatively flexible material secured to the upper side of said body member, a heel cushion of comparatively! soft material mounted in the heel perfora tion of said body member, and a member of flexible material of substantially the same shape as said insole and secured to the lower side of said body member. 3. An arch supporter comprising in combination; a stiff body member having a concaved perforated heel-receiving portion, an arched shank extending forwardly therefrom, and transversely convexed at that portion of its length underlying a metatarsal bone; an insole of comparatively flexible material having a heel-receiving opening in registration with the perforation in said body member, a heel cushion of comparatively soft material mounted in said registering erforations, a plurality of callous preventlng pads secured to the upper surface ofvthe forward portion of said insole; and flexible covering means surrounding said body member and insole.

4. An arch supporter for use in shoes and comprising in combination; a stiff body member having a concaved perforated heelreceiving portion, an arched-shank extending forwardly therefrom, and transversely convexed at that portion of its length underlying a metatarsal bone; an insole of comparatively, flexible material having a heel-receiving opening in registration with ,the perforation in said'body member, a heel cushion of comparatively soft material mounted in said're 'stering perforations; alow'er member of exible material and of substantially the same shape as saidinsole, means securing said body member between said insole and lower member; said lower member having means whereby [it may be secured to the welt of ashoe; and a covering member of flexible material for the upper surface of. said insole.

In testimony whereof 1 hereto afix my signature.

. EMILIO ALTIERI. 

